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fleet to implement service recommendations in accordance with the Orange County Bus and Rail Investment Plan (OCBRIP) and the County's Five -Year Bus Service Expansion Program currently under development. A public hearing (Attachment 3) has been scheduled with the opportunity for public discussion and comment before the Board takes action on the resolution (Attachment 1). The acceptance of these grant funds requires compliance with the annual certifications and assurances, for which the signature pages are attached (Attachment 2). The attached signature pages are for the certifications and assurances for State FY 2014. (The FY 2015 certifications and assurances signature pages are very similar to those for FY 2014, but the County has not yet received them from NCDOT. When received, they will be forwarded to the County Attorney and Chair for review and signatures.) FINANCIAL IMPACT: The NCDOT CTP grant requires a 15% local match ($27,841) for administrative expenses and a 10% local match ($48,330) for capital expenses for a total of $76,171. As a comparison, the total CTP grant amount requested for FY 2014 was $185,897 for administrative expenses only as the County did not request capital funding for the FY 2014 grant application cycle. However, grant funding for capital expenses was requested for previous grant application cycles. The indicated local match amounts will be requested in the upcoming FY 2015 budget cycle and must be committed from Orange County's budget for the performance period of July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015 (FY 2015), as indicated in the attached Local Share Certification for Funding form (Attachment 5). This will require Orange County to obligate funding in its next budget cycle for these expenses. A total of $61,638 would come from the County's general operating budget, and the remaining $14,533 required local match for OPT's expansion vehicles would come from the County's share of the public transportation '/2 -cent sales tax and vehicle registration fee (i.e., OCBRIP). RECOMMENDATION(S): The Interim Manager recommends the Board- 1 . Conduct a public hearing to receive public comments on the proposed grant application; 2. Close the public hearing; 3. Approve the Community Transportation Program Grant application for FY 2015 in the total amount of $668,896 with a local match total of $76,171 to be provided when necessary; 4. Approve and Authorize the Chair to sign the Community Transportation Program Resolution and the Local Share Certification for Funding form; and 5. Approve and Authorize the Chair and the County Attorney to review and sign the annual certified statements of participation.